| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Bobby Munn (fresh) SG - Dennis Brenner (fresh) SF - Richard Portugal (fresh) PF - Robert Parks (fresh) C - Garf Langowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Ervin (fresh) SG - Andy Moody (fresh) SF - Frank Sanford (fresh) PF - Arthur Ellerbee (fresh) C - Samuel Snow (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | Garf Langowski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Missouri | Robert Parks misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Andy Moody - foul #1 on Andy Moody, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Missouri | Robert Parks makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:41 | Missouri | Robert Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | Ball State | Andy Moody knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Arthur Ellerbee | 2-2 |
| 19:18 | Missouri | Frank Sanford picks off the pass by Richard Portugal | 2-2 |
| 19:15 | Ball State | Frank Sanford lays it up and in | 2-4 |
| 18:54 | Missouri | Garf Langowski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dennis Brenner | 4-4 |
| 18:29 | Ball State | Andy Moody misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-4 |
| 18:27 | Missouri | Robert Parks gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 18:21 | Missouri | Robert Parks misses the 3 from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 18:19 | Missouri | Garf Langowski grabs the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:57 | Missouri | Bobby Munn clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-4 |
| 17:56 | Missouri | Robert Parks misses the tip | 4-4 |
| 17:54 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Ronald Ervin | 4-4 |
| 17:42 | Ball State | Andy Moody misses the floater from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 17:40 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Robert Parks | 4-4 |
| 17:29 | Missouri | Samuel Snow is called for the reach on Bobby Munn - foul #1 on Samuel Snow, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| 17:20 | Missouri | Robert Parks hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 17:18 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Andy Moody | 4-4 |
| 17:14 | Ball State | Ronald Ervin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 4-4 |
| 17:13 | Ball State | Samuel Snow can't tip it in | 4-4 |
| 17:11 | Missouri | Garf Langowski pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:58 | Missouri | Bobby Munn loses the dribble to Frank Sanford | 4-4 |
| 16:54 | Ball State | Frank Sanford jams it | 4-6 |
| 16:35 | Missouri | Richard Portugal hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Bobby Munn | 7-6 |
| 16:31 | Ball State | Arthur Ellerbee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-6 |
| 16:30 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Garf Langowski | 7-6 |
| 16:06 | Missouri | Arthur Ellerbee is called for the reach on Robert Parks - foul #1 on Arthur Ellerbee, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Missouri | Warren Puryear (PG), Robert Wright (SG), Gary Jones (SF), Horacio Colon (PF), Stephan Shorter (C) Bobby Munn, Dennis Brenner, Richard Portugal, Robert Parks, Garf Langowski | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Curtis (PG), Thomas Pelton (SG), Lewis Grady (PF), Efren Milligan (C) Ronald Ervin, Andy Moody, Arthur Ellerbee, Samuel Snow | |
| 15:55 | Missouri | Robert Wright hits a 3 from the left wing | 10-6 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Warren Puryear (fresh) SG - Robert Wright (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Jones (fresh) PF - Horacio Colon (fresh) C - Stephan Shorter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William Curtis (fresh) SG - Thomas Pelton (fresh) SF - Frank Sanford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Lewis Grady (fresh) C - Efren Milligan (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Ball State | Efren Milligan makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 15:09 | Missouri | Robert Wright misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Thomas Pelton - foul #1 on Thomas Pelton, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Missouri | Bobby Munn (PG) Warren Puryear | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Ervin (PG), Arthur Ellerbee (PF) William Curtis, Frank Sanford | |
| 15:09 | Missouri | Robert Wright misses the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 15:09 | Missouri | Robert Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 15:09 | Ball State | Lewis Grady pulls down the rebound | 10-9 |
| 15:02 | Ball State | Robert Wright steals it from Thomas Pelton | 10-9 |
| 14:48 | Missouri | Robert Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-9 |
| Subs | Missouri | Warren Puryear (SG) Robert Wright | |
| Subs | Ball State | Samuel Snow (C) Lewis Grady | |
| 14:33 | Ball State | Gary Jones blocks the short jumper by Samuel Snow | 10-9 |
| 14:31 | Ball State | Ronald Ervin snags the offensive board | 10-9 |
| 14:19 | Ball State | Efren Milligan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 14:17 | Missouri | Stephan Shorter pulls down the rebound | 10-9 |
| 14:00 | Missouri | Stephan Shorter misses short on a runner near the basket | 10-9 |
| 13:58 | Ball State | Arthur Ellerbee pulls down the rebound | 10-9 |
| 13:43 | Ball State | Horacio Colon denies the turnaround by Efren Milligan | 10-9 |
| 13:42 | Ball State | Ronald Ervin snags the offensive board | 10-9 |
| 13:30 | Ball State | Arthur Ellerbee connects on the shot from the right block | 10-11 |
| 13:26 | Missouri | Gary Jones drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Bobby Munn | 12-11 |
| 13:12 | Ball State | Thomas Pelton scores on a 3 from the right corner | 12-14 |
| 12:56 | Missouri | Warren Puryear misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-14 |
| 12:54 | Missouri | Gary Jones misses the tip | 12-14 |
| 12:52 | Ball State | Samuel Snow snags the defensive board | 12-14 |
| 12:37 | Ball State | Arthur Ellerbee can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 12-14 |
| 12:36 | Ball State | Ronald Ervin misses the tip | 12-14 |
| 12:35 | Missouri | Stephan Shorter grabs the defensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 12:11 | Missouri | Warren Puryear clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-14 |
| 12:10 | Ball State | Samuel Snow snags the defensive board | 12-14 |
| 11:57 | Ball State | Efren Milligan blows the layup | 12-14 |
| 11:55 | Missouri | Gary Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 12-14 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Bobby Munn (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Warren Puryear (fairly fresh) SF - Gary Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Horacio Colon (fairly fresh) C - Stephan Shorter (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Ervin (fairly fresh) SG - Thomas Pelton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Efren Milligan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Arthur Ellerbee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Samuel Snow (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Missouri | Warren Puryear clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 12-14 |
| 11:36 | Missouri | Horacio Colon pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 11:25 | Missouri | Horacio Colon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-14 |
| 11:23 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Samuel Snow | 12-14 |
| 11:15 | Ball State | Ronald Ervin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-14 |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Wright (PG), Dennis Brenner (SG), Richard Portugal (SF), Robert Parks (PF), Garf Langowski (C) Bobby Munn, Warren Puryear, Gary Jones, Horacio Colon, Stephan Shorter | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Curtis (PG), Andy Moody (SG), Frank Sanford (SF), Norman Wiggins (PF), Lewis Grady (C) Ronald Ervin, Thomas Pelton, Efren Milligan, Arthur Ellerbee, Samuel Snow | |
| 10:49 | Missouri | A charge is called on Dennis Brenner - foul #1 on Dennis Brenner, team foul #1 | 12-14 |
| 10:29 | Ball State | William Curtis clanks a floater from the left side | 12-14 |
| 10:28 | Missouri | Garf Langowski gets the rebound | 12-14 |
| 10:14 | Missouri | Richard Portugal buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Robert Parks | 15-14 |
| 10:01 | Ball State | William Curtis travels with the ball | 15-14 |
| 09:47 | Missouri | Richard Portugal misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 15-14 |
| 09:45 | Ball State | Andy Moody pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 09:36 | Ball State | William Curtis scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Andy Moody and he's fouled by Garf Langowski - foul #1 on Garf Langowski, team foul #2 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Missouri | Bobby Munn (PG) Robert Wright | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 09:36 | Ball State | William Curtis misses the free throw | 15-16 |
| 09:36 | Missouri | Robert Parks snags the defensive board | 15-16 |
| 09:19 | Missouri | Bobby Munn comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 15-16 |
| 09:17 | Ball State | Norman Wiggins snags the defensive board | 15-16 |
| 08:58 | Ball State | Robert Parks blocks the short jumper by Frank Sanford | 15-16 |
| 08:56 | Missouri | Dennis Brenner grabs the defensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 08:46 | Missouri | Garf Langowski buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Bobby Munn and he's hacked by Lewis Grady - foul #1 on Lewis Grady, team foul #5 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Ervin (PG), Arthur Ellerbee (PF), Samuel Snow (C) William Curtis, Norman Wiggins, Lewis Grady | |
| 08:46 | Missouri | Garf Langowski misses the free throw | 18-16 |
| 08:46 | Ball State | Arthur Ellerbee grabs the board | 18-16 |
| 08:36 | Ball State | Arthur Ellerbee travels with the ball | 18-16 |
| Subs | Missouri | Horacio Colon (PF), Gary Jones (C) Robert Parks, Garf Langowski | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 08:29 | Missouri | Dennis Brenner makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bobby Munn | 20-16 |
| 08:15 | Ball State | Arthur Ellerbee misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-16 |
| 08:14 | Missouri | Richard Portugal grabs the board | 20-16 |
| 07:51 | Missouri | Dennis Brenner hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Horacio Colon | 22-16 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Bobby Munn (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Dennis Brenner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Portugal (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Horacio Colon (fresh) C - Gary Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Ervin (fresh) SG - Andy Moody (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Sanford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Arthur Ellerbee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Snow (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Ball State | Arthur Ellerbee banks in the layup on a great pass from Andy Moody | 22-18 |
| 07:03 | Missouri | Richard Portugal is hacked by Frank Sanford - foul #1 on Frank Sanford, team foul #6 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Missouri | Warren Puryear (PG), Harvey Page (SG), Robert Wright (SF), Robert Parks (PF), Garf Langowski (C) Bobby Munn, Dennis Brenner, Richard Portugal, Horacio Colon, Gary Jones | |
| Subs | Ball State | Thomas Pelton (SG), Efren Milligan (SF) Andy Moody, Frank Sanford | |
| 06:53 | Missouri | Arthur Ellerbee is called for the reach on Robert Parks - foul #2 on Arthur Ellerbee, team foul #7 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Lewis Grady (PF) Arthur Ellerbee | |
| 06:53 | Missouri | Robert Parks misses the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 06:53 | Ball State | Efren Milligan grabs the defensive rebound | 22-18 |
| 06:40 | Ball State | Ronald Ervin misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-18 |
| 06:39 | Missouri | Robert Parks snags the defensive board | 22-18 |
| 06:21 | Missouri | Garf Langowski buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Harvey Page | 24-18 |
| 06:02 | Ball State | Ronald Ervin connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-21 |
| 05:39 | Missouri | Garf Langowski hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Lewis Grady - foul #2 on Lewis Grady, team foul #8 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Missouri | Bobby Munn (PG), Gary Jones (SF) Harvey Page, Robert Wright | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Curtis (PG), Frank Sanford (SF), Norman Wiggins (PF) Ronald Ervin, Lewis Grady, Samuel Snow | |
| 05:39 | Missouri | Garf Langowski makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 05:39 | Missouri | Garf Langowski misses the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 05:39 | Ball State | Frank Sanford gets the rebound | 25-21 |
| 05:26 | Ball State | Efren Milligan is fouled on the floor by Bobby Munn - foul #1 on Bobby Munn, team foul #3 | 25-21 |
| 05:14 | Ball State | Frank Sanford is hacked by Garf Langowski - foul #2 on Garf Langowski, team foul #4 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Missouri | Horacio Colon (C) Garf Langowski | |
| Subs | Ball State | Samuel Snow (C) Efren Milligan | |
| 04:54 | Ball State | Thomas Pelton misses short on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Bobby Munn - foul #2 on Bobby Munn, team foul #5 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Missouri | Dennis Brenner (SG), Richard Portugal (SF) Bobby Munn, Gary Jones | |
| Subs | Ball State | Andy Moody (SG) Samuel Snow | |
| 04:54 | Ball State | Thomas Pelton makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 04:54 | Ball State | Thomas Pelton makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 04:32 | Missouri | Warren Puryear misses the jumpshot from the right side | 25-23 |
| 04:31 | Missouri | Horacio Colon pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 04:26 | Missouri | Richard Portugal hits a jumper in the lane set up by Robert Parks | 27-23 |
| 04:19 | Ball State | Thomas Pelton makes the 3 from the right corner | 27-26 |
| 04:09 | Missouri | Horacio Colon misses the easy layup but the foul's on Andy Moody - foul #2 on Andy Moody, team foul #9 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Missouri | Stephan Shorter (C) Robert Parks | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Ervin (PG), Samuel Snow (C) William Curtis, Andy Moody | |
| 04:09 | Missouri | Horacio Colon misses the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 04:09 | Missouri | Horacio Colon makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 03:58 | Ball State | Thomas Pelton comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 28-26 |
| 03:57 | Missouri | Richard Portugal gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 03:39 | Missouri | Warren Puryear is called for traveling | 28-26 |
| Subs | Missouri | Bobby Munn (PG), Garf Langowski (C) Warren Puryear, Stephan Shorter | |
| Subs | Ball State | Andy Moody (SG), Arthur Ellerbee (PF) Thomas Pelton, Norman Wiggins | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Bobby Munn (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Dennis Brenner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Portugal (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Horacio Colon (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Garf Langowski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Ervin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Andy Moody (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Sanford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Arthur Ellerbee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Snow (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Ball State | Andy Moody clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-26 |
| 03:28 | Missouri | Horacio Colon grabs the board | 28-26 |
| 03:23 | Missouri | Bobby Munn misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 28-26 |
| 03:21 | Ball State | Andy Moody snags the defensive board | 28-26 |
| 03:05 | Ball State | Dennis Brenner steps in front of the Frank Sanford pass | 28-26 |
| 03:02 | Missouri | Richard Portugal banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dennis Brenner | 30-26 |
| 02:43 | Ball State | Frank Sanford misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-26 |
| 02:42 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Horacio Colon | 30-26 |
| 02:28 | Missouri | Richard Portugal comes up short on the floater from the right block | 30-26 |
| 02:27 | Missouri | Garf Langowski snags the offensive board | 30-26 |
| 02:12 | Missouri | Richard Portugal misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-26 |
| 02:10 | Missouri | Horacio Colon snags the offensive board | 30-26 |
| 01:56 | Missouri | Horacio Colon buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-26 |
| 01:31 | Ball State | Arthur Ellerbee misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Horacio Colon - foul #1 on Horacio Colon, team foul #6 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Missouri | Warren Puryear (SG), Gary Jones (SF), Robert Parks (PF), Stephan Shorter (C) Dennis Brenner, Richard Portugal, Horacio Colon, Garf Langowski | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Curtis (PG), Thomas Pelton (SG), Efren Milligan (SF), Lewis Grady (C) Ronald Ervin, Andy Moody, Frank Sanford, Samuel Snow | |
| 01:31 | Ball State | Arthur Ellerbee makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 01:31 | Ball State | Arthur Ellerbee makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 01:13 | Missouri | Robert Parks is whistled for traveling | 33-28 |
| 00:55 | Ball State | Arthur Ellerbee's layup is rejected by Robert Parks | 33-28 |
| 00:53 | Ball State | Arthur Ellerbee gets the offensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 00:46 | Ball State | Thomas Pelton misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-28 |
| 00:44 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Gary Jones | 33-28 |
| 00:16 | Missouri | Robert Parks hits the finger roll | 35-28 |
| 00:01 | Ball State | William Curtis travels with the ball | 35-28 |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Wright (SG), Garf Langowski (C) Bobby Munn, Stephan Shorter | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Ervin (PG), Andy Moody (SG), Frank Sanford (SF) William Curtis, Thomas Pelton, Arthur Ellerbee | |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Warren Puryear comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 35-28 |